Downtown Killer May Strike Again

One victim might not satisfy the angry man who killed a woman last month in downtown Orlando, police said Wednesday.

''There is a very real likelihood this person will do it again,'' said Sgt. Bill Mulloy, homicide investigator for Orlando police.

''This girl was beaten to death. There's a lot of anger there,'' Mulloy said. ''You wouldn't think he's satisfied now and that he'll never do it again.''

Investigators called a news conference Wednesday to warn the public and to seek help finding the killer of Michelle McGrath, 27, whose body was found May 24 in a downtown alley.

Investigators produced three composite drawings based on the memories of three people who may have seen the killer.

The composites don't look alike, but investigators believe each of them represents a legitimate sighting.

The suspect is white, 20 to 25 years old and 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall. He has a medium build, and is clean-shaven.

Investigators are working under the following assumptions:

McGrath was last seen alive at 2:30 a.m. on May 24. After spending the night at downtown clubs and bars, she walked to her car, which was parked in a city lot at 33 W. Washington St.

A man was hiding in the lot. He knocked McGrath unconscious and dragged her to the alley and spent the next five hours there.

Investigators said they don't know whether McGrath was dead or alive during those hours and won't say what the killer did during that time. He fled at 7:30 a.m. in McGrath's car. Before leaving, he ''posed'' the body.

''It was displayed so that once you entered the alley you knew you had a homicide victim,'' Investigator Dave Griffin said.

McGrath was the second woman approached by the killer that morning, according to investigators. The first woman locked herself in a car. He tried to break the car window. The woman blew the horn to scare the man off.

Martin Marietta Corp., where McGrath worked as a clerk, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. Another $1,000 is available through Crimeline, which takes tips on unsolved felony crimes.

Anyone with information about the case should call Crimeline at (407) 423-TIPS or (800) 423-TIPS.